Raspberry Pi Camera Module Upgraded, Now Packs Sony Image Sensor
Shawn Knight | April 25, 2016
The foundation launched its 5-megapixel visible-light camera board as its first official accessory back in 2013. It was followed shortly after by an infrared-sensitive version, both of which were based on an OmniVision OV5647 sensor.
In a blog post, founder Eben Upton recounts how his partners purchased a large stockpile of cameras (likely in order to drive costs down). Those sensors reached end-of-life status in late 2014 but are just now selling out, spurring Upton to find a replacement. [...]
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| "Official Raspberry Pi Camera Gets Upgraded 8MP Sony Sensor. (April 25, 2016)" Source: http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/workspace/pc/raspberry-pi-camera-v2-sony-190671 |
<more at http://www.techspot.com/news/64569-raspberry-pi-camera-module-upgraded-now-packs-sony.html; related articles and links: http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/workspace/pc/raspberry-pi-camera-v2-sony-190671 (Official Raspberry Pi Camera Gets Upgraded 8MP Sony Sensor. April 25, 2016) and http://www.dpreview.com/news/2487602384/raspberry-pi-updates-camera-board-with-8mp-sony-imx219-sensor (Raspberry Pi updates camera board with 8MP Sony IMX219 sensor. April 25, 2016); further: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=72863 (Sony CMOS Sensor: SonyIMX179. [RaspberryPi Org Forum on the new Sony CMOS Sensor])>
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